“Here is a historically important film, recently rediscovered, that few people will ever have seen, and that commemorates an event that a lot of you will remember.
Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of articles under the heading ‘Edge of Darkness’ authored by Trevor Berrill (Sustainable Energy Systems Consultant & Educator) and Ian Curr (BSc UQ Grad Dip ATAX).… Go to Article
“This train don’t carry no con men, this train;
This train don’t carry no con men, this train;
This train don’t carry no con men,
No wheeler dealers, here and gone men,
This train don’t carry no con men, this train.”
In 1994 I told then-Queensland Premier Wayne Goss that ‘politicians thought they were pretty powerful but – in our system – it was the police who had all the power’.… Go to Article
Elections are imminent. Please send me your thoughts and suggestions if you believe we can extend the BDS to the political arena and do something to:
* apply pressure on all political parties this federal election to reconsider their support to Israel’s occupation, expansionism and crimes against humanity
* send political parties and politicians a message that their support to Israel/half-hearted support to Palestine will cost them votes
* link up with similar pressure groups across Australia As all of us know, there are currently no spokespersons in Parliament for the Palestinians barring Julia Irwin who, in frustration with Labor policies, has announced her retirement from politics.… Go to Article
"Can't add my name into the fight while I'm gone
So I guess I'll have to do it while I'm here
And I won't be laughing at the lies when I'm gone
And I can't question how or when or why when I'm gone"
-'when i'm gone' by phil ochs
Ciaron O’Reilly has penned a eulogy to Bryan Law who passed away this week.… Go to Article
Watch the butcher shine his knives
And this town is full of battered wives
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They shut it down
They pulled it down
They shut it down
They pulled it down
Round and round, up and down
Through the streets of your town
Everyday I make my way
Through the streets of your town
— Brisbane rock band the Go-Betweens
commentary of Brisbane in the 1970s.… Go to Article
